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A seated man in orange-saffron robes and a golden crown sits on a green-covered platform during a night procession, with a large tall silver-tipped staff and trident-like standards behind him. He wears a thick red and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, and has white marks on his forehead. Around him, several men in orange and white robes with white-painted faces and beaded necklaces stand or hold silver staffs, while garlands of roses and white flowers cover the platform. A dark cushion with orange trim and a silver container sit at the front. Swamiji (probable) is seated in the centre, with the distinctive crown, saffron robe and rudraksha cues.

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A nighttime procession on a decorated ratha in front of an ornate canopy with colourful fringes and garlands. A central seated figure wears a gold crown, an orange robe, a thick rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and sits beneath a thick pink and white flower garland. He smiles and rests one hand on a tall silver staff. Around him, attendants in orange and ochre robes with rudraksha malas and gold chains hold silver staffs and trident-topped rods, and one attendant wears a white cloth with gold border. Flower garlands, a kalasha-style silver finial and a conch shell rest on the cart. Crowds and lights fill the background.2013-02-10Night procession photograph of a seated man on an ornate golden-brown palanquin-like seat under a tall orange and blue canopy with fringed trim. He wears a gold crown set with red and green stones, an orange robe, a large red and white flower garland, and layered gold chains with rudraksha beads, and he smiles with a white forehead mark. Golden staffs topped with trident-like finials and a gold kalasha-style finial stand beside him, with marigold garlands on the seat. Around him, saffron-robed attendants with shaved heads and gold necklaces walk and hold staffs, and a man in dark clothing stands behind. Swamiji (probable): the crown, orange robe, garlands and rudraksha cues fit the seated figure, who is shown in procession.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes sits in the centre, wearing a tall gold crown set with red stones, a long garland of pink, purple and white flowers, and gold necklaces. He holds a silver staff topped with a trident while seated on an ornate palanquin-style seat under a large red, orange and teal canopy fringed with tassels. Around him, saffron-clad men with shaved heads and tripundra markings carry staffs, a silver trident and a golden kalasha, and some wear rudraksha malas and gold chains. Marigold garlands hang from the canopy, and oil lamps and street lights glow in the dusk. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure wears the crown, garland and orange robes, a distinctive combination of cues.2013-02-10Photo of a night procession in hazy orange light. A central figure sits on a decorated palanquin under a colourful fringed canopy, wearing an orange robe, a rust-coloured turban, a thick red and white flower garland and gold necklaces. He is smiling and holds a silver trident-topped staff. Around him, several men in saffron and orange dhotis and shawls, with white-painted foreheads and rudraksha-style malas, walk beside and carry the palanquin, one with a silver staff and another holding a trident. Marigold and white flower garlands hang from the canopy poles. a person sits at the centre of the palanquin; the surrounding people are devotees and attendants in procession. Crowd figures are faintly visible in the background.2013-02-10Night procession at a Hindu festival with a large ornate canopy of red, orange, teal and multicolored tassels overhead. A man in the center wears a golden crown, orange robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland with a gold chain, smiling and holding a silver staff topped with a trident. Beside him stands a bald man in orange robes with rudraksha beads, holding a silver trident-staff, and a man in an ornate golden headdress. Behind them, shirtless ash-smeared sadhus with beaded necklaces and a crowd lit by warm lights fill the street.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Photo of a night procession at the Kumbh Mela. A central seated figure in saffron-orange robes wears a gold crown and layers of red, pink and white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, smiling with raised hands. An ornate orange and blue umbrella canopy with tassels shades him. Attendants in saffron and orange robes and gold necklaces flank him; one holds a silver trident and another a golden staff. Crowds stand in the hazy background under street lamps.2013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbha Mela-style gathering. A smiling person seated cross-legged on a yellow-draped platform wears an ornate gold crown, an orange saffron robe, a large garland of pink and white flowers, and a rudraksha mala with gold beads and pendants. A red tilak marks the forehead. Behind them a silver trident rises beside a flower-decorated canopy with blue fringe. Other saffron-clad attendants, one with a gold necklace and another with a silver kalasha on his head, sit nearby among brass vessels, flowers and a purple cushion. Bright lamps glow in the background.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10